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our current obsession with slashing the deficit and avoiding that well-known and worn fiscal cliff is killing us, krugman writes, getting in the way of what really needs to be done, which is dedicating government to creating jobs and getting us back to full employment. he blames not only congress but the white house. paul krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at princeton university. since 1999, he's been an op-ed columnist at "the new york times" and now also writes a blog for the paper titled "the conscience of a liberal." according to the search engine technorati, it's the most popular blog by an individual on the internet. author or editor of some 20 books and more than 200 professional papers, krugman is a thinker so esteemed and widely known in his field he's become an icon. not only has he won the nobel prize in economics, he's also the subject of this song by the balladeer loudon wainwright iii -- ♪ i read the new york times that's where i get my news ♪ ♪ paul krugman's on the op-ed page that's where i get ♪ ♪ the blues 'cause paul always tells
our current obsession with slashing the deficit and avoiding that well-known and worn fiscal cliff is killing us, krugman writes, getting in the way of what really needs to be done, which is dedicating government to creating jobs and getting us back to full employment. he blames not only congress but the white house. paul krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at princeton university. since 1999, he's been an op-ed columnist at "the new york times" and now also...
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he had been in a marathon for weeks trying to get this fiscal cliff deal done. he finally made it. he did it at the last minute. he was fried that night. he didn't have the political capital. he didn't have the energy, the emotional wherewithal to go through it all over again over sandy. did he mishandle it? absolutely. i'm sure if you asked john boehner if he mishandled it, he would say he could have handled it better. that being said, it's time to pass the page, let bygones be bygones. it's time to get moving. john boehner made amends. he got the bill passed the next day on friday, we're good. >> ana navarro, thank you so much. and we know you're under the weather. so we really appreciate your being here for all of us and our viewers. thanks so much. >>> death in hollywood has us asking, is it time to make tougher laws for the paparazzi? >>> this past week, a photographer was killed chasing a car that he thought justin bieber was driving. it happened on an l.a. freeway. police say the man pulled over and walked across the street to snap photos. but as he walked back to his car,
he had been in a marathon for weeks trying to get this fiscal cliff deal done. he finally made it. he did it at the last minute. he was fried that night. he didn't have the political capital. he didn't have the energy, the emotional wherewithal to go through it all over again over sandy. did he mishandle it? absolutely. i'm sure if you asked john boehner if he mishandled it, he would say he could have handled it better. that being said, it's time to pass the page, let bygones be bygones. it's...
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. >> the bill as amended is pass zbld the senate overwhelmingly passed a bill to avert the fiscal cliff. >> this temporary agreement keeps income tax rates steady for most americans, limiting tax hikes to households making more than $450,000. >> i think we can say we've done some good for the country. >> president obama encouraged the house to pass it right away. >> if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second. >>> it has not been a great start to the new year for hillary clinton. >> she's undergoing treatment for a blood clot in the head between the brain and the skull. >> she didn't have a stroke. she didn't have a seizure. the prognosis is excellent. >>> an estimated 1 million people in times square. >> revelers welcomed in the new year with celebrations around the world. around 100,000 people in hong kong. fireworks display over the skies of london. >> all that. >> i'm single, so let's get it on. >> there are so many people making out it's sloppy. >> who to you think would win in a fistfight. you or -- >> and all th
. >> the bill as amended is pass zbld the senate overwhelmingly passed a bill to avert the fiscal cliff. >> this temporary agreement keeps income tax rates steady for most americans, limiting tax hikes to households making more than $450,000. >> i think we can say we've done some good for the country. >> president obama encouraged the house to pass it right away. >> if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that...
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all right. , gun control, the fiscal cliff, pipelines, education, social security and iraq, afghanistan -- >> valerie, it's not going to happen. >> if not me, who yet the >> he is the one who got fired from the tonight show, right? >> yes, and then he moved over to tbs. >> is that a real network? >> no, but then neither is in bc. >> we're trying to -- neither nbc.n b .> we are trying >> we would like kim kardashian at our table. >> i refuse to wear pants until the president gives us more axes. ask do what i say and politico it's a profession. and, what is your home address? ?> why do you ask yucc\ >> to send you the tickets. >> nobody knows where he lives. >> there is no reason to be nervous. is valerie badmouthing me to the president yucc? is she out for revenge? x ask again later. >> you want to talk about immigration, we can talk about immigration. we can talk about the budget. i will even talk to you about jay-z and beyoncÉ in cuba. but there are two things i don't talk about, covert operations and magical powers. >> youtube play basketball every tuesday. >> nerve ball. nerf ball.
all right. , gun control, the fiscal cliff, pipelines, education, social security and iraq, afghanistan -- >> valerie, it's not going to happen. >> if not me, who yet the >> he is the one who got fired from the tonight show, right? >> yes, and then he moved over to tbs. >> is that a real network? >> no, but then neither is in bc. >> we're trying to -- neither nbc.n b .> we are trying >> we would like kim kardashian at our table. >> i...
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but looking at the deal how it was negotiate the on the fiscal cliff, it was done at 2:00 in the morning on new year's eve. half of america was sleeping, the other half was in the bag, and no one knew what was happening. that's not the way good policy should work. but i think because the president wasn't willing to negotiate with us honestly, moving forward, i think the speaker and a lot of americans are angry at him. i think he's done a good job. the speaker understands that the house has to absolutely work. you can't put two, three, five guys in a room and negotiate. the house has to put forward legislation that reduces spending, reforms spending and fixes the debt limit and fixings the c. o. that's coming up. if we do it and allow it to work its will, america can see how it works and what our plans are. in the senate wants to come with us and the president as well, great we will resolve, it but if not we will have another cliff on our hands. >> will there be a possibilities of a shut down of at least part of the government? nobody wants to see the entire government shut down. that's n
but looking at the deal how it was negotiate the on the fiscal cliff, it was done at 2:00 in the morning on new year's eve. half of america was sleeping, the other half was in the bag, and no one knew what was happening. that's not the way good policy should work. but i think because the president wasn't willing to negotiate with us honestly, moving forward, i think the speaker and a lot of americans are angry at him. i think he's done a good job. the speaker understands that the house has to...
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now, the fiscal cliff deal could be done but it is a fiscal disaster for young americans. our guest is with american majority action. explain. >>guest: the thing is, we had such an opportunity, the house republicans say conservatives in the house of representatives say shut down plan "b" and we had an opportunity to have a more conservative plan but we see we capitulated. the senate offered a plan that has a 1-41 ratio of spending cuts to tax hikes. what is this paying down? we are not paying down our deficit or debt. this only cuts 4 percent our deficit over the next 10 years. this plan is expected to add $4 trillion to the national debt. my generation will be on the hook if this paying for this in the future. >> i don't think many in your generation are aware or comprehend how bad this could be, i could slide into this social security and medicare thing and make it under the deadline, but not so for you young lady and i think for many of your young counterparts and my kids i don't think it looks good. but the numbers seem staggering. do many in your generation share the
now, the fiscal cliff deal could be done but it is a fiscal disaster for young americans. our guest is with american majority action. explain. >>guest: the thing is, we had such an opportunity, the house republicans say conservatives in the house of representatives say shut down plan "b" and we had an opportunity to have a more conservative plan but we see we capitulated. the senate offered a plan that has a 1-41 ratio of spending cuts to tax hikes. what is this paying down? we...
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. >> he and he doesn't have the leverage in the fiscal cliff negotiations because they've done the taxes and the share of tax cuts and he no longer has that on the people. so his position wasn't as good as it was in december, as the white house will tell you. >> he lost on the sequester. i think he thought he could convince republicans, you can exploit this republican desire not to have these cuts and the sequester and get something out of that and republicans decided, hey, this thing is already law, we've won this thing if we do nothing so the president lost on it. >> greta: does he seem interested and engaged? >> it's hard to tell. i mean, unless you're sitting in the room with him, it's hard to tell. i interviewed several of the republicans who went to dinner with them and said if they're skeptical in actually achieving some kind after grand bargain, i think a lot of them thought it was for show. they said he seemed sincere in the way he laid out his plans and assessed the problem. i myself am cynical. i don't think we've seen from this president in reducing debt or deficit, unless it
. >> he and he doesn't have the leverage in the fiscal cliff negotiations because they've done the taxes and the share of tax cuts and he no longer has that on the people. so his position wasn't as good as it was in december, as the white house will tell you. >> he lost on the sequester. i think he thought he could convince republicans, you can exploit this republican desire not to have these cuts and the sequester and get something out of that and republicans decided, hey, this...
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look at the deal how it was negotiated on the fiscal cliff, it was done at two o'clock in the morning on new year's eve. half of america was sleeping, the other half was in the bag and no one knew what was happening. that's not the way that good policies should work. because i think the president leisure to negotiate honestly, i think the speaker, a lot of americans are angry at him. i think he's done a good job. the speaker understands you can't put two, three, five guys in a room and negotiate. the house has to put, reduce spending and fixes the cr coming uppen and if we do it, america can see how it works and what our plans are, if the senate wants to come with us and the president as well. great resolve it, but if not we'll have another cliff on our hands. >> mike: will there be the possibility of a shutdown, at least of part of the government? nobody wants to see the entire government shut down and that's not something that anyone desires. but we don't want to continue to ignoring the reality of an economic disaster. >> i don't want to predict that, governor. i'll say that our co
look at the deal how it was negotiated on the fiscal cliff, it was done at two o'clock in the morning on new year's eve. half of america was sleeping, the other half was in the bag and no one knew what was happening. that's not the way that good policies should work. because i think the president leisure to negotiate honestly, i think the speaker, a lot of americans are angry at him. i think he's done a good job. the speaker understands you can't put two, three, five guys in a room and...
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tonight, the focus on the fiscal cliff, and the number one topic on everyone's >> eliot: i've said it before. facts matter. >> one 9 of the reasons why things don't get done, an example. after the shooting in newtown connecticut fiscal cliff talk has all but eliminated gun control discussion. mr. la pierre said that we needed more guns in this country, specifically an armed guard in every school. >> i'm telling you what i think will keep people safe. when we have a police officer in every school. that's one thing we can do immediately that will immediately make our children safe. my gosh, people in the media i revere their communication skills but they have an obligation to be factual and truthful. >> eliot: i couldn't agree more. facts matter, so here are some facts. in chicago there have already been three gun-relateed homicide since new year's eve. here in new york city between the ball dropping in times square at midnight and 7:00 a.m. that same morning six people were shot in separate gun-related incidents. and none of these incidents nor most of the other shootings occurring eac
tonight, the focus on the fiscal cliff, and the number one topic on everyone's >> eliot: i've said it before. facts matter. >> one 9 of the reasons why things don't get done, an example. after the shooting in newtown connecticut fiscal cliff talk has all but eliminated gun control discussion. mr. la pierre said that we needed more guns in this country, specifically an armed guard in every school. >> i'm telling you what i think will keep people safe. when we have a police...
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the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the floor, he refused to tell us why, give us any indication of warning, and eric cantor met with us throughout the week, he devised the strategy how he would bring it to the floor to make it acceptable, to let republicans who wanted to vote against certain partments of the bill, they could do that, but the bill was going to pass, but the bottom line is, the republican speaker walked off the floor without allowing a vote. i'm just saying these people have no problem finding new york when they're trying to raise money. they raise millions in new york city and new jersey. they sent gover
the house has avoided the fiscal cliff, but it has also avoided superstorm sandy. the house adjourned last night without voting on a bill that would have sent billions to help recovery efforts across the northeast. the senate approved a $60 billion bill last week, but the house decided not to bring up any other legislation. just a short time ago, i spoke with new york congressman peter king. he places the blame squarely on the shoulders of house speaker john boehner. >> he walked off the...
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one week after capitol hill passed the fiscal cliff bill. they're not done taking money out of your paycheck. well, in fact, it looks like they're just getting started. >> do you then agree with the republican leader in the senate, mr. mcconnell, who says we're done now with the taxing side of it and now we have to concentrate on spending. is that done now. >> no, no. >> the revenue side testiof it taken care of. >> no, the president said originally he wanted 1.6 trillion dollars in revenue. he took it down to 1.2 as a compromise and this legislation again, 620 billion dollars, very significant, high end tax, high end tax rate to 39.6%, but that's not enough on the revenue side. we're already agreed to a trillion dollars in spending cuts, over a trillion dollars in spending cuts. >> so are you then saying to the upper classes, get ready, you're going to have to pay some more, this is not the end of it? >> well, i'm saying that's not off the table. >> that's not off the table. but not in terms of tax rates. but in terms of other-- >> you're t
one week after capitol hill passed the fiscal cliff bill. they're not done taking money out of your paycheck. well, in fact, it looks like they're just getting started. >> do you then agree with the republican leader in the senate, mr. mcconnell, who says we're done now with the taxing side of it and now we have to concentrate on spending. is that done now. >> no, no. >> the revenue side testiof it taken care of. >> no, the president said originally he wanted 1.6...
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rich edson on capitol hill as we await the ball drop and the fiscal cliff to hit. rich: we have just gotten a back of the envelope, unofficial congressional budget office.
rich edson on capitol hill as we await the ball drop and the fiscal cliff to hit. rich: we have just gotten a back of the envelope, unofficial congressional budget office.
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he's done this several times before, with the fiscal cliff vote which house republicans voted against. and the sandy relief bill which passed with only 49 republican votes. last week when asked in he would bring the immigration bill to the floor boehner left the door open a little. >> i don't intend to bring an immigration bill to the floor, that violates what i and members of my party, what our principles are. and so, i continue to believe that you'll see strong bipartisan majorities for bills we bring to the floor. >> notice he didn't real it out really, but refers to principles and bipartisan majorities. yesterday, though, when asked almost the same thing, well, the door seemed a lot more closed. >> i don't see anyway of bringing an immigration bill to the floor, that doesn't have a majority support of republicans. >> well, there you go, john boehner, you have now painted yourself into a corner, haven't you? on one side, you have the republican donor class, the party elites of the chamber of commerce, and the business interests that actuallien watt this bill for economic reasons. t
he's done this several times before, with the fiscal cliff vote which house republicans voted against. and the sandy relief bill which passed with only 49 republican votes. last week when asked in he would bring the immigration bill to the floor boehner left the door open a little. >> i don't intend to bring an immigration bill to the floor, that violates what i and members of my party, what our principles are. and so, i continue to believe that you'll see strong bipartisan majorities for...
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. >> brenda: think it's just taxes the rich going up from na fiscal cliff deal? think again. cavuto's gang crunching the number is everyone about to get crunched? that's the bottom of the hour. and here next, even though these guys aren't getting the job done, they're getting ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. a lot of things going on in my life and the last thing i want to be thinking about is my dentures. [ char
. >> brenda: think it's just taxes the rich going up from na fiscal cliff deal? think again. cavuto's gang crunching the number is everyone about to get crunched? that's the bottom of the hour. and here next, even though these guys aren't getting the job done, they're getting ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you make 70,000 trades a second... ♪ reach one customer at a time? ♪ or help doctors turn billions of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? ♪...
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. >> how many times have we seen this president, the fiscal cliff, you name it. would you expect the same presidential road show to get these things done? >> lester, it's the right question. and i think it would require that. the question is does he want this fight at this time when it will draw down so much political capital? he is locked in trench warfare because of the debt ceiling fight on additional revenue and spending. that's going to take a lot of energy. there are foreign policy matters. he wants to advance immigration. so it's unclear to me how much of a fight he wants on guns what he would have to, it seals, make it a singular issue to really campaign for it to overcome some of the obstacles particularly in the house which is such an obstacle on budget matters, let alone something as decisive as this. >> we will check back with you to find out what's coming up on "meet the press". >>> thanks. >>> the high drama and high fashion of don't's golden globes. we'll tell you more about it after this. [ woman ] if you have the audacity to believe your financia
. >> how many times have we seen this president, the fiscal cliff, you name it. would you expect the same presidential road show to get these things done? >> lester, it's the right question. and i think it would require that. the question is does he want this fight at this time when it will draw down so much political capital? he is locked in trench warfare because of the debt ceiling fight on additional revenue and spending. that's going to take a lot of energy. there are foreign...
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. >>> the fiscal cliff is now a done deal. the house of representatives passed a senate bill that protects 99% of americans from an income tax hike. >> central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans. tonight we have done that. >> president obama is right now flying back to hawaii to resume the family vacation that he cut short to deal with the fiscal cliff. here are just some of the details of the fiscal cliff deal passed last night. a permanent extension of previous tax cuts for all taxpayers expect for individuals making more than $400,000 a year. or couples making $450,000. the bill also continues unemployment benefits to long- term jobless for another year. and it does postpone decisions on controversial spending cuts for two months. u.s. stock futures are occupy this morning as investors are expected to rally once the markets open in this country now that the fiscal cliff has been averted. that is on lead of al
. >>> the fiscal cliff is now a done deal. the house of representatives passed a senate bill that protects 99% of americans from an income tax hike. >> central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans. tonight we have done that. >> president obama is right now flying back to hawaii to resume the family vacation that he cut short to deal with the fiscal cliff. here...
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our big story today, a deal has been reached in this fiscal cliff so down. the house gave final approval for a bill late tuesday night. >> president obama thanked congress and asked that future negotiations not involve much trauma. --drama. >> they finally got it done. congress and the along from all over the fiscal cliff, with house republicans reluctantly passing the senate bill. >> i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans while preventing a middle-class tax hike that could have sent the economy back into recession. >> it appears the bill was headed for defeat. house republicans did not want to raise taxes without significant cuts in government spending. >> there are no spending cuts. we are adding $4 billion a day to the debt and we fell ilk -- feel like the senate bill failed miserably. >> they decided not to drag out the fight in the longer and risks taking the blame for massive tax hikes for nearly a met -- for nearly every american worker. >> what is the alternative? >> the bill shields those earning less than $400,000 a y
our big story today, a deal has been reached in this fiscal cliff so down. the house gave final approval for a bill late tuesday night. >> president obama thanked congress and asked that future negotiations not involve much trauma. --drama. >> they finally got it done. congress and the along from all over the fiscal cliff, with house republicans reluctantly passing the senate bill. >> i will sign a law that raises taxes on the wealthiest 2% of americans while preventing a...
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they managed to get through the fiscal cliff without allowing these huge tax increases in spending cuts. they delayed the spending cuts. there's a lot of work ahead of them. there's been deficit reduction they've managed to get done in the past year. the problem, i think, is political. it's not economic. right now, congress is obviously very divided. they're not working together. they're going to have to, if they want to, for instance, raise the debt ceiling and avoid a financial crisis. the question is, can barack obama do a better job of helping them do that because there's been a lot of complaints in congress that he hasn't been leading. he has even offended members of congress by applying they're not doing their job. so i think there's this political question that's overlaid this very thorny economic question. >> will the leadership of this president make a difference? will he have to lead differently than he did in the first time? >> he does and i think he has already learned how to. he has shown a learning curving, the way he has framed the debt ceiling debate saying he will not l
they managed to get through the fiscal cliff without allowing these huge tax increases in spending cuts. they delayed the spending cuts. there's a lot of work ahead of them. there's been deficit reduction they've managed to get done in the past year. the problem, i think, is political. it's not economic. right now, congress is obviously very divided. they're not working together. they're going to have to, if they want to, for instance, raise the debt ceiling and avoid a financial crisis. the...
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cliff thing done, right? he has leaped through the sandy thing. is there any hope that with the new class coming in that he could be more effective as speaker? >> it's possible that once having tamped down a rebell wron in the last few weeks he could have a more stable role now. what he showed his members was that a much worse deal for them and their principles awaited on the far side of the fiscal cliff, and that was why he was able to tamp down the rebellion in his ranks and pass that bill eventually. i think actually, you know, to call them the most unpredictive and the worst or whatever, you know, a lot of these guys came to washington to stop things from happening, so in a certain sense, it's a win for a conservative congressman who doesn't want the government to do more things. it's kind of a win for them. plus, we have a split government in congress, and that always leads to a certain amount of gridlock. it isn't just split government. it's split government in the era of hyper polarization when the two
cliff thing done, right? he has leaped through the sandy thing. is there any hope that with the new class coming in that he could be more effective as speaker? >> it's possible that once having tamped down a rebell wron in the last few weeks he could have a more stable role now. what he showed his members was that a much worse deal for them and their principles awaited on the far side of the fiscal cliff, and that was why he was able to tamp down the rebellion in his ranks and pass that...
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cliff deadline went by. >> we have done some good for the country. >> reporter: since lawmakers missed the midnight deadline nearly every american wakes with up higher taxes. but congress can undo those tax hikes if the house passes the senate's bill. vice president biden who was instrumental in brokering the deal told reporters he is hopeful it gets through the house but you never know. >> you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote and number two you surely can't predict how house is going to vote. >> reporter: the bill would extend tax couples for those earning under 400,000 dollars and prevent a big tax hike in a state valued at less than 5 million dollars and extend unemployment benefits for 2 million people. house will take up the bill and the hope is they can pass it before the economy is rocked by the tax hikes. >> i feel very, very good>> reporter: president obama called the vote the right thing to do for the country and encouraged the house to pass the bill right away. abc news, washington. >>> medicare reimbursement could take a hit if the fiscal cliff is
cliff deadline went by. >> we have done some good for the country. >> reporter: since lawmakers missed the midnight deadline nearly every american wakes with up higher taxes. but congress can undo those tax hikes if the house passes the senate's bill. vice president biden who was instrumental in brokering the deal told reporters he is hopeful it gets through the house but you never know. >> you shouldn't predict how the senate will vote before they vote and number two you...
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they remember the pivotal role he played in getting a deal done in the fiscal cliff crisis. here to talk about the role he could be playing in this one, john decker, and our chief political analyst, gloria borger is here. gloria, let me begin with you. you know the news, the white house has postponed the meeting so the senate can continue hammering out a dial. >> good news. >> which is great. whenever that meeting does happen, what is the role for the vice president? >> the vice president is there. this doesn't mean that his phone lines have been cut to people in the senate. they haven't. he's engaged. i think what this really means is that harry reid, though, has decided as the leader of the democrats in the senate that he's calling the shots. he did not much like the deal that he got on the fiscal cliff, all of it, and also on the debt ceiling negotiations in 2011, which joe biden headed up. and i think on no uncertain terms he told the white house, i'm in charge. i'm going to do this. and the white house said, okay, go ahead. and so far, even though he has not a great rel
they remember the pivotal role he played in getting a deal done in the fiscal cliff crisis. here to talk about the role he could be playing in this one, john decker, and our chief political analyst, gloria borger is here. gloria, let me begin with you. you know the news, the white house has postponed the meeting so the senate can continue hammering out a dial. >> good news. >> which is great. whenever that meeting does happen, what is the role for the vice president? >> the...
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. >>> the fiscal cliff deal brings major changes to the health care sector and we have a money manager that says new regulations we know it is out there, provide new investment opportunity. jeff jonas, portfolio manager at gamco investments or gabelli. good to see you. >> great to be on. liz: people are negative in many ways with obamacare but you distilled a whole bunch of names that could do nicely even under the new rules and regulations. how do you decide what sectors look good? >> for the sector it is $1.7 in new spending. hca and tenet are benefiting from strong flu season and some recovery and in their bad debt but as we go into 2014 they will see significant reductions in charity care and increases in volume. liz: if you look at tenet health care over the past year, up 71%. hca, not a bad 41% gain. i guess what comes to my mind can those numbers be repeated even with so many millions being added to the insurance rolls? can we see that kind of move on the chart again this year? >> both companies are benefiting from the debt markets being wide open. tenet is underlevered. they le
. >>> the fiscal cliff deal brings major changes to the health care sector and we have a money manager that says new regulations we know it is out there, provide new investment opportunity. jeff jonas, portfolio manager at gamco investments or gabelli. good to see you. >> great to be on. liz: people are negative in many ways with obamacare but you distilled a whole bunch of names that could do nicely even under the new rules and regulations. how do you decide what sectors look...
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there's a limit on the president's time so can he make the arguments fiscal cliff, immigration, immigration reform is a huge, important task that needs to get done and it's on important task for him to get done for the democratic coalition to hold together in the future so, you know, it shouldn't come at the expense of things but he has to pay attention to all these issues. >> this is a moment in time, on gun control and you couldn't have predicted that six months ago and even with aurora, as terrible as that strategy does, this as we've seen in polling, kind of created more of an openness to it in this country than existed before. something, obviously, the president has supported it, whether it's possible. and on, you know, i think there are many things he wanted to get dope, right, to your larger question. immigration, obviously they layed out a little bit of what they want to do. they know they need to do the fiscal cliff and deal with the fiscal cliff issues. all the fiscal issues are not the definition of what he wants in the second term. they're what he needs to get through in a survi
there's a limit on the president's time so can he make the arguments fiscal cliff, immigration, immigration reform is a huge, important task that needs to get done and it's on important task for him to get done for the democratic coalition to hold together in the future so, you know, it shouldn't come at the expense of things but he has to pay attention to all these issues. >> this is a moment in time, on gun control and you couldn't have predicted that six months ago and even with...
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stuart: i got a shock, because i thought when that fiscal cliff deal was done, and we'd raised taxes on the rich, we'd imposed new taxes on everybody, new taxes on the rich. i thought we were done with that, but no, no, we're going to come back and tax them some more. i mean, do you believe this? >> yeah, well, yes, stuart, that's the history. democrats have done at that throughout the last four years of president obama's term. remember now john boehner and president obama had a deal the first time, the first time with a the debt ceiling 600 billion dollar number they came to and agreed to john boehner went over to the white house and ready to sign the deal and president obama said, no, make it 800, and moved the goal post and the mouse democrats say we'll punt this, kick the can down the road until april, the debt ceiling, let you raise the debt ceiling and violate the things we promised we wouldn't do to the people that elected us. in return, you guys, senate democrats come up with a budget and you haven't passed one in 1300 some days. chuck schumer says i'll make a deal and take y
stuart: i got a shock, because i thought when that fiscal cliff deal was done, and we'd raised taxes on the rich, we'd imposed new taxes on everybody, new taxes on the rich. i thought we were done with that, but no, no, we're going to come back and tax them some more. i mean, do you believe this? >> yeah, well, yes, stuart, that's the history. democrats have done at that throughout the last four years of president obama's term. remember now john boehner and president obama had a deal the...
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. >> when you deal with the fiscal cliff, this is where the congress is at. far apart. guns, far apart. and immigration, much closer. we all signed on the dotted line? no, there's a lot of work to be done. but the commitment is there to getting the work done. >> reporter: so, what might comprehensive legislation look like? the president says it should include measures to beef up border security, punish companies that purposely hire undocumented workers and give their roughly 11 million undocumented immigrants here a way to obtain legal status. groups that want to restrict immigration are skeptical. >> the president himself said he doesn't think these laws are enforceable. how on earth is congress ever going to be convinced to pass a package of the kind he's talking about when no guarantees can be made to the general public that the laws will be respected. >> reporter: doubts that could signal a long road ahead for this legislation push. >> right now, what's interesting on immigration, is that everyone is talking the talk and that includes democrats and republicans. but,
. >> when you deal with the fiscal cliff, this is where the congress is at. far apart. guns, far apart. and immigration, much closer. we all signed on the dotted line? no, there's a lot of work to be done. but the commitment is there to getting the work done. >> reporter: so, what might comprehensive legislation look like? the president says it should include measures to beef up border security, punish companies that purposely hire undocumented workers and give their roughly 11...
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we did this fiscal cliff thing. when it was down to the wire. i remember talking about we had cameras outside the white house. they came up with a deal at the very last second on new year's eve or new year's day, and promised that was it for revenues. going raise taxes from 36% up to 39.6%. we're going to raise capital gains taxes, they shook on it, and parted ways. here we are a month and a day later and president obama says, you know that revenue thing? they're going up. we have to raise more taxes. >> you're absolutely right. i think if you look at the inaugural address there was very little about the economy or about the deficit and debt in it, and for the most part that hasn't been where their attention is. clearly they don't want much in the way of spending cuts. if you listen to them, they feel they've already made some cuts and simply don't want to do anymore. so they're now looking for some revenue by and large with sort of vulnerable groups like oil and gas and out of state -- out of country corporations, people they think they can rai
we did this fiscal cliff thing. when it was down to the wire. i remember talking about we had cameras outside the white house. they came up with a deal at the very last second on new year's eve or new year's day, and promised that was it for revenues. going raise taxes from 36% up to 39.6%. we're going to raise capital gains taxes, they shook on it, and parted ways. here we are a month and a day later and president obama says, you know that revenue thing? they're going up. we have to raise more...
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is a fiscal cliff deal is now a done deal. late last night the congress and white house hammered out a deal. the house of representatives passed a senate bill that protects 99% of americans from an income tax hike. >> a central premise of my campaign was to change the tax code. that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans. tonight we done have that >> president obama is right now as we speaking flying back to hawaii. he's resuming the family vacation he cut short in order to deal with that fiscal cliff. here are some of the details of the fiscal cliff deal that was passed last night. a perm extension of previous tax cut for all taxpayers expect for individuals that make $400,000 a year or couples that make more than $450,000. the bill continues unemployment benefits for long-term jobless. and postpones a decision on controversial spending cuts for two months. even though congress acted to avert income tax hikes on most americans, your paycheck will still shrink in 2013. ktvu janine de
is a fiscal cliff deal is now a done deal. late last night the congress and white house hammered out a deal. the house of representatives passed a senate bill that protects 99% of americans from an income tax hike. >> a central premise of my campaign was to change the tax code. that was too skewed toward the wealthy at the expense of working middle class americans. tonight we done have that >> president obama is right now as we speaking flying back to hawaii. he's resuming the...
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and had we done it at that time, it would have made an awful lot of sense. and had we done what the senator from vermont and his people had done with the concord coalition, things in there that i would not have agreed upon but might put us in a better position than we're in in this nation today, and all i would say, and i ask you this, mr. chairman, and this'll be my final question: what happens if and when this commission, if it were a working group, excuse me, if this working group fails and the next cr and debt ceiling increase needs to be passed, what happens then when this one doesn't work? i yield to the gentleman. >> i thank the gentleman for his question x the answer is -- and the answer is, is that i believe what we're trying to do is to come up with an idea to empower members as opposed to the leadership route that we've been doing where our leaders have worked together, and i think our leaders have been unable to do it. and i appreciate the gentleman not only for his thoughtful questions, but also his answers. but i would say to the gentleman this
and had we done it at that time, it would have made an awful lot of sense. and had we done what the senator from vermont and his people had done with the concord coalition, things in there that i would not have agreed upon but might put us in a better position than we're in in this nation today, and all i would say, and i ask you this, mr. chairman, and this'll be my final question: what happens if and when this commission, if it were a working group, excuse me, if this working group fails and...
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cliff thing, why can't they get it done? i mean, i can't go to knew job and not get things done. and then we spoke with rick nolan back 32 years after he retired from the house. and here's what he had to say, at least in part, about what's wrong with washington. >> right now, members of congress are expected to spend, you know, 30 hours a week in call time, dial for dollars. they need to take the toxic influence that money's having on campaigns and elections and we need to go for work five days a like like everybody else in america does. >> and chris, he followed that up by saying when he came to congress in the '70s. they worked 48 out of 52 weeks. now, it's 32 weeks. if you hear constituents, they'd say, i'd like to work 32 weeks. does he have a point? >> yeah, he has a point. listen, i worked up they're not that long ago. you know, i'm not going to sit there and say that folks don't work hard and the staff don't work hard. but my father didn't -- you know, when he went to work, didn't have multiple weeks off every few mon
cliff thing, why can't they get it done? i mean, i can't go to knew job and not get things done. and then we spoke with rick nolan back 32 years after he retired from the house. and here's what he had to say, at least in part, about what's wrong with washington. >> right now, members of congress are expected to spend, you know, 30 hours a week in call time, dial for dollars. they need to take the toxic influence that money's having on campaigns and elections and we need to go for work...
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i think that it is likely to pass in the same way things like the fiscal cliff deal pass where they will a mine sort of republican support in the house together with democrats. the bill will not be as aggressive as democrats want. i don't think there will be a poison pill like the border security triggers that can never be triggered that john cornyn wants. i still think it is likely it will pass just because the right people in washington really want it to get done. >> i guess the followup question is -- if you are optimistic bears out and it is passed, we started this whole discussion with john boehner getting fiscal cliff done and the same way you are strig and coming a bible verse away from losing the speakership. if john boehner puts this on the house floor even if republicans want this thing to pass, do you think behind that, that republican universe in the house, jeopardizes john boehner? >> i suppose it could. isn't -- isn't there a threat that the republicans will say they -- will order him not to bring it to the floor and unless a majority of the caucus supports him? >> is there
i think that it is likely to pass in the same way things like the fiscal cliff deal pass where they will a mine sort of republican support in the house together with democrats. the bill will not be as aggressive as democrats want. i don't think there will be a poison pill like the border security triggers that can never be triggered that john cornyn wants. i still think it is likely it will pass just because the right people in washington really want it to get done. >> i guess the...
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there have been other things that the government has done. remember the fiscal cliff debate. they have raised the payroll tax back up and they did some spending cuts and that combination of things that probably dooms us to say sub 2% growth this year. so, people may not feel it next week, but it should probably show up and a little bit slower growth, maybe there's a person out there who won't get a job because of it. it will have an effect. doomsday is overrated, perhaps, or perhaps exaggerated. but there will be meaningful impacts. >> greg, i want to talk about, because this doesn't exist in a vacuum, obviously. the housing market. recovery. i don't know, maybe -- if that's too strong a word, you tell me. is there a possibility that growth in other areas upsets in some way this 0.06 impact? or not. are there other places to look to see if this austerity does go through that there are growth areas, i should say. >> absolutely. multiple forces acting on the economy in any given time. not just a possibility, but a probability and, yes, a strong recovery under way will go consid
there have been other things that the government has done. remember the fiscal cliff debate. they have raised the payroll tax back up and they did some spending cuts and that combination of things that probably dooms us to say sub 2% growth this year. so, people may not feel it next week, but it should probably show up and a little bit slower growth, maybe there's a person out there who won't get a job because of it. it will have an effect. doomsday is overrated, perhaps, or perhaps...
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cliff deal not done at all. stay with cnn all day for the developing news on the fiscal cliff, we have a big house vote perhaps as this bill gets to the floor. as we say good-bye to 2012 thank you to all the people behind the scenes who make "starting point" possible. happy new year, everyone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ should all acquaintance be forgot
cliff deal not done at all. stay with cnn all day for the developing news on the fiscal cliff, we have a big house vote perhaps as this bill gets to the floor. as we say good-bye to 2012 thank you to all the people behind the scenes who make "starting point" possible. happy new year, everyone. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ should all acquaintance be forgot
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when you look at that fiscal cliff bill that i voted no against, and i was glad that that was my last vote because i think it sent a very principled message. 41 -- the ratio of 41-1 to tax hikes and spending cuts. you and i have well talked about this, 200 to 300 billion dollars in duplicative programs. we have not done anything about that -- >> why not, though? why don't they care? it seems indecent -- i take it all the way to the white house, all the way down throughout the federal government, where is the sense of decency or common sense you? can't keep looking the other way on waste and fraud. you can't continue to keep giving your buddies the deals and really denying the american people who put nuoffice the relief they need or the help to be left alone. >> you are absolutely right. i mean, there are things we should be doing to take care of the american people. and it is principled pragmatism. when the president says we are not going to be atadding anything to the deficit, well, we know, that is not a truism. the fiscal cliff will add $4 trillion. when he says he won't raise taxe
when you look at that fiscal cliff bill that i voted no against, and i was glad that that was my last vote because i think it sent a very principled message. 41 -- the ratio of 41-1 to tax hikes and spending cuts. you and i have well talked about this, 200 to 300 billion dollars in duplicative programs. we have not done anything about that -- >> why not, though? why don't they care? it seems indecent -- i take it all the way to the white house, all the way down throughout the federal...
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he go the that fiscal cliff deal done. he met with mitch mcconnell. that was biden. >> bill: from the very beginning of this administration, every time there's been a big challenge a big task to undertake the president has turned to the vice president to get it done. and he has delivered. >> go, joe! >> bill: enough joe biden jokes. he's a funny guy. >> peter: we can still do the joe biden jokes. >> bill: he's naturally a funny guy. he's real. and he's good! and he's smart and he gets things done. >> peter: 44 minute past the hour. "bill press show." i'm peter ogborn sitting in with bill today. we'll be right back. >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." have the passion. but it's also about telling them, you're put on this planet for something more. i want this show to have an impact beyond just informing. an impact that gets people to take action themselves. as a human being, that's really important. this is not just a spectator sport. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so ther
he go the that fiscal cliff deal done. he met with mitch mcconnell. that was biden. >> bill: from the very beginning of this administration, every time there's been a big challenge a big task to undertake the president has turned to the vice president to get it done. and he has delivered. >> go, joe! >> bill: enough joe biden jokes. he's a funny guy. >> peter: we can still do the joe biden jokes. >> bill: he's naturally a funny guy. he's real. and he's good! and...
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. >>> if bridging the partisan divide wasn't challenge enough, get ready because the fiscal cliff is far from a done deal. vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell brokered a deal and, yes, it cleared the senate late last night. but no, the republican-controlled house of representatives hasn't voted on this yet. they are going to convene in about 30 minutes. house democratic caucus is meeting in less than an hour while the house gop leaders are meeting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. both parties undoubtedly laying the groundwork for the fiscal cliff showdown that will unfold between its 435 house members. one of those members is democratic congressman from michigan. he's kind enough to join me. thank you for being with us today. first of all, if you could get me up to speed on the decision to make a decision v you heard anything about the possibility there might be a vote today with your members? >> i haven't heard directly. i think there will be. i think the vote last night in the senate set the stage. it was overwhelming. we're going to have a caucus democrats and republicans will
. >>> if bridging the partisan divide wasn't challenge enough, get ready because the fiscal cliff is far from a done deal. vice president joe biden and mitch mcconnell brokered a deal and, yes, it cleared the senate late last night. but no, the republican-controlled house of representatives hasn't voted on this yet. they are going to convene in about 30 minutes. house democratic caucus is meeting in less than an hour while the house gop leaders are meeting at 1:00 p.m. eastern time....
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the markets, they've got their answer on the fiscal cliff, a deal has been done, the result is yes, it is a rally. we're going to see a big gain for the dow. it's going to be big. the opening bell for this brand new year is next. night ♪ >> surely you recognize that music, don't you? that's played on the bah zuki? why are we playing that? because america looks a whole lot like greece in morning. why? we've got a fiscal cliff deal. all it does is raise taxes. it doesn't cut spending, it doesn't do anything about the debt that we and europe and greece are facing. nothing at all. america's fundamental spending and massive debt has gone completely unaddressed. not there. that's why we're playing greek music as we start out this trading session this wednesday morning, first trading day of 2013. when that opening bell rings, about a minute from now, you're indeed going to see the dow go straight up. we're looking for a gain of about 200 points, some of the biggest named stocks will be sharply higher. i'm expecting apple to go up, looking at the pre-market, go up 13, 14, $15. approaching 55
the markets, they've got their answer on the fiscal cliff, a deal has been done, the result is yes, it is a rally. we're going to see a big gain for the dow. it's going to be big. the opening bell for this brand new year is next. night ♪ >> surely you recognize that music, don't you? that's played on the bah zuki? why are we playing that? because america looks a whole lot like greece in morning. why? we've got a fiscal cliff deal. all it does is raise taxes. it doesn't cut spending, it...
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these people are going to take the done troifr the fiscal cliff to get their way. they are extremists. different from putting on a bumper sticker and putting it in congress and doing it. >> we will hit pause there. everyone, let us know your thoughts. still to come, sea world trainer killed by the animal she loved. now a controversial film places blame. plus the most exclusive event of the day. what happened at the royal christening? who was left out? and our shout-out tonight. race interrupted. the man who shot the video you are going to watch here was running a race. in this race you have a lot of obstacles and challenges to overcome. one of those you have to be really tough to handle these. this race took place in south africa which had a whole different set of challenges. as you can see. like a herd of wildebeests. here they come. coming right in your face. the runner was okay. our shout-out goes to the wildebeest. humans, get the hell out, this is our territory. we will be back. for aches and pains trust bufferin, the only non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain
these people are going to take the done troifr the fiscal cliff to get their way. they are extremists. different from putting on a bumper sticker and putting it in congress and doing it. >> we will hit pause there. everyone, let us know your thoughts. still to come, sea world trainer killed by the animal she loved. now a controversial film places blame. plus the most exclusive event of the day. what happened at the royal christening? who was left out? and our shout-out tonight. race...